In the category better late than never, here comes the 2nd part of my summary from Formex! You can see the 1st part here.Globally, nature seemed to have invaded the fair, with lots of greenery everywhere. I saw vintage colored glass in green and amber, lots of ceramics as well as marble and other stones. A bit less copper than at the last fair, but quite a lot of brass. The graphic patterns are still there, but also more ethnic and floral ones. I saw more colour than the last time, maybe a sign of a certain general optimisme? Besides the greens, there was also blue, yellow and coral, and still quite a lot of pastels.

One of my faves from the last fair, Katarina Stark's collection Botan, won the Jury's choice of the Formex Formidable award. And I took the opportunity to order this beautiful collection of two vases and a watering can for the shop.

The students from the Crafts and design program at Linköping university came to present their work, and I really liked these wooden cupboards by Ludwig Zackrisson...

... et la carte du monde rouillée de Elise Elwin...

... and the rusty world map by Elise Elwin...

... et aussi cette version moderne du tapis ours blanc, faite à partir de tissus de récupération par Josefin Tingvall.... and also this modern version of the icebear rug, made out of fabric waste by Josefin Tingvall.Dans la section Young Designers, beaucoup avait choisi de développer des motifs pour textiles et papiers peints...In the Young Designers section, many had chosen to develop patterns for textile and wallpaper...

In between two posts about Formex, I just wanted to show you this stunning Danish home that I stumbled upon earlier. Simple, raw and minimalist, with chairs, stools, tables and lighting from &tradition, one of my favourite Danish brands.

I've finally found the time to sort my photos from Formex after my quick trip there last week!When I visit fairs in Scandinavia, I constantly switch between the blogger's hat and the buyer's hat. This time, I was quite satisfied as a buyer (I'll show you in the next post), but a little less as a blogger. Obviously I saw many beautiful things, but generally speaking I found the fair a bit predictible and without any big surprises... But maybe I'm expecting too much?

The trend theme for this edition of Formex was Day Dream, which encourages us to "have a more contemplative outlook on reality, noticing the beauty around us and open ourselves to creativity and commitment". Jan Rundgren interpreted Day dream in the trend zone, and had divided it into the 4 major trends presented below. I think you get the general idea without further comments...

Today I'm off to Stockholm again for an express visit to the Formex fair! You can follow me on Instagram (anna_g) or by following this link if you want to see what I'm up to.I'll leave you with this picture that I saved some time ago just because I liked the atmosphere in it... Have a great week everyone!PS. The sale continues in the shop... 30% to 50% off a selection of products!

There are a lot of press releases with new spring-summer collections arriving in my mailbox right now... Among the most inspiring ones there are House Doctor and Ferm living, whose photos I'm sure you've already spotted around the blogosphere, for exemple here or here.Today I received some pictures from IKEA with their February news, and I realised I will definately need a few of those display boxes with integrated LED lighting..!

I'm finally back in Paris again after nearly two weeks in Sweden... And as always after the Christmas season, I feel like cleaning everything out, I crave white, fresh and clean... A bit like in this flat in Stockholm!Happy weekend everyone!